A member of Captain Nicholas Dawson’s Texas regiment of volunteers, Samuel G. Norvell was captured by the Mexican Army during "Dawson’s Massacre" and incarcerated in Mexico. In 1843, he was pardoned and released from prison.

A receipt and pardon comprise the Samuel G. Norvell Papers, 1843, 1855, documenting Norvell’s incarceration in Mexico. Written in Spanish, the pardon releases Norvell from prison (1843), while a receipt in English concerns his payment for a journal subscription (1855).

Basic processing and cataloging of this collection was supported with funds from the National Historical Publications and Records Commission (NHPRC) for the Briscoe Center’s "History Revealed: Bringing Collections to Light" project, 2009-2011.